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Robert LeRoy Cochran (1886-1963) —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Avoca, Cass
County, Neb., January
28, 1886.
Son of Charles A. Cochran and Jane (Wilkinson) Cochran.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Nebraska, 1935-41; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Died February
23, 1963 (age 77 years, 26
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Ralph Gilmour Brooks (1898-1960) —
also known as Ralph G. Brooks —
of Wymore, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Eustis, Frontier
County, Neb., July 6,
1898.
Son of Adam Hansford Brooks and Tina S. (Olson) Brooks.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1942; Governor of
Nebraska, 1959-60; died in office 1960.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died September
9, 1960 (age 62 years, 65
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Robert Berkey Crosby (1911-2000) —
also known as Robert B. Crosby; "The Boy Governor from
North Platte" —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., March 26,
1911.
Son of Mainard E. Crosby and Cora May (Berkey) Crosby.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1941-45; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1947-49; Governor of
Nebraska, 1953-55; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964,
1972,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and prostate
cancer, in Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital,
Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
7, 2000 (age 88 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Clark Jeary (1892-1959) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 25,
1892.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1953-56.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
27, 1959 (age 67 years, 124
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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City of Lincoln |
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Bartlett E. Boyles (d. 1972) —
also known as Pat Boyles —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Terry, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1959-63.
Died in McAuley Lake Resort, Atikolam, Ontario,
June
7, 1972.
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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City of Lincoln |
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Fenton B. Fleming (1882-1953) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Athol, Smith
County, Kan., July 17,
1882.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1933-35.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 4,
1953 (age 70 years, 261
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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City of Lincoln |
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Dean H. Petersen (1904-1989) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Hampton, Hamilton
County, Neb., January
26, 1904.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1963-67.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 21,
1989 (age 85 years, 176
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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City of Lincoln |
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Richard O. Johnson (1894-1971) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Weston, Saunders
County, Neb., April 24,
1894.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1941-43.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., October
14, 1971 (age 77 years, 173
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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City of Lincoln |
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Thomas R. Pansing (d. 1973) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Morenci, Greenlee
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1950.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 13,
1973.
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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City of Lincoln |
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Son of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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John Milton Thayer (1820-1906) —
also known as John M. Thayer —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Bellingham, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
24, 1820.
Son of Elias Nelson Thayer (1773-1833) and Ruth (Staples) Thayer
(1775-1851).
Republican. Member
Nebraska territorial council, 1860; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1867-71; Governor of
Wyoming Territory, 1875-78; Governor of
Nebraska, 1887-91, 1891-92.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 19,
1906 (age 86 years, 54
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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John James Exon (1921-2005) —
also known as J. James Exon; Jim Exon —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Geddes, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak., August 9,
1921.
Son of John Exon and Luella Exon.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1972,
1976,
1988,
1992,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Central Committee, 1964-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1968-70, 1981-83; Governor of
Nebraska, 1971-79; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1979-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 10,
2005 (age 83 years, 305
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Albinus Nance (1848-1911) —
of Osceola, Polk
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in La Fayette, Stark
County, Ill., March 30,
1848.
Son of Hiram Nance and Sarah R. (Smith) Nance.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1875-78; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1877-78; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1876;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1879-83; president, Osceola Bank and
Stromsburg Bank,
1879-88.
Congregationalist.
Died December
7, 1911 (age 63 years, 252
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Son of Henry W. Burkett and Catherine (Kearney) Burkett.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902-1962) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Havelock, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 30,
1902.
Son of Ernest F. Anderson and Marie (Larson) Anderson.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1949-50; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1950-53; Governor of
Nebraska, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
15, 1962 (age 60 years, 138
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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William Amos Poynter (1848-1909) —
also known as William A. Poynter —
of Albion, Boone
County, Neb.
Born May 29,
1848.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1885; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1891; Governor of
Nebraska, 1899-1901.
Died April 5,
1909 (age 60 years, 311
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881-1956) —
also known as Sam R. McKelvie —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Fairfield, Clay
County, Neb., April 15,
1881.
Son of Samuel McKelvie and Jennie (Glandon) McKelvie.
Republican. Publisher, The Nebraska Farmer magazine;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1911-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1913-15; Governor of
Nebraska, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1936,
1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died October
6, 1956 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Hazel Hempel Abel (1888-1966) —
also known as Mrs. George P. Abel —
of Nebraska.
Born in Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb., July 10,
1888.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1954; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1956.
Female.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 30,
1966 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Charles Edward Magoon (1861-1920) —
also known as Charles E. Magoon —
of Nebraska.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., December
5, 1861.
Son of Henry
C. Magoon.
U.S. Minister to Panama, 1905-06.
Congregationalist.
Died, two days after surgery for acute appendicitis,
in Washington,
D.C., January
14, 1920 (age 58 years, 40
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1901 |
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Gilbert Lafayette Laws (1838-1907) —
of Nebraska.
Born near Olney, Richland
County, Ill., March 11,
1838.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Nebraska, 1887-89; resigned 1889; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1889-91.
Died April 25,
1907 (age 69 years, 45
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Jesse Burr Strode (1845-1924) —
also known as Jesse B. Strode —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Farmers Township, Fulton
County, Ill., February
18, 1845.
Republican. District judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1892-94; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1895-99.
Died November
10, 1924 (age 79 years, 266
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Eugene Jerome Hainer (1851-1929) —
also known as Eugene J. Hainer —
of Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in Hungary,
August
16, 1851.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1893-97; defeated,
1896.
Died March 17,
1929 (age 77 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Oren Sturman Copeland (1887-1958) —
also known as Oren S. Copeland —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., March 16,
1887.
Son of Samuel R. Copeland and Josephine D. (French) Copeland.
Republican. Coal and
oil dealer; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1941-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Optimist
Club.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 10,
1958 (age 71 years, 25
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Roy Henry Thorpe (1874-1951) —
also known as Roy H. Thorpe —
of Nebraska.
Born in Indiana, 1874.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922-23.
Died in 1951
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Turner Mastin Marquette (1831-1894) —
also known as Turner M. Marquette —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born near Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, July 19,
1831.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1857-59; member
Nebraska territorial council, 1860-61; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska at-large, 1867.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., December
22, 1894 (age 63 years, 156
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Walter Lincoln Anderson (1868-1959) —
also known as Walter L. Anderson —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, February
19, 1868.
Son of Albert
Raney Anderson and Sarah Jane (Woods) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916;
delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in 1959
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Frank Marsh (1924-2001) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb., April 27,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of Nebraska, 1953-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1971-75; Nebraska
state treasurer, 1975-81, 1987-91; defeated, 1990.
Methodist.
Welsh
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sertoma;
Alpha
Phi Omega.
Died, of pulmonary
fibrosis, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 10,
2001 (age 76 years, 317
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) —
also known as Frank C. Zehrung; F. C.
Zehrung —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, October
7, 1858.
Son of John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung.
Republican. Druggist; theater
business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
8, 1942 (age 83 years, 336
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married, March 15,
1911, to Jessie L. Voris. |
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Lincoln |
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Francis W. Brown (1854-1915) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Maryland, June 16,
1854.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1905-09; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1905.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 7,
1915 (age 61 years, 21
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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Clarence Gillespie Miles (1887-1959) —
also known as Clarence G. Miles —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Beattie, Marshall
County, Kan., June 12,
1887.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1947-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1950.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., March 7,
1959 (age 71 years, 268
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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Hudson J. Winnett (1846-1918) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., April 19,
1846.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1899-1903; member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1907-13.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
19, 1918 (age 72 years, 244
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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Austin H. Weir (1842-1907) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born January
10, 1842.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1891-95.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 8,
1907 (age 65 years, 88
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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Robert Emmett Moore (1849-1921) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Darwin, Clark
County, Ill., October
22, 1849.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1883-85; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1887, 1891-93.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
6, 1921 (age 72 years, 45
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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John Eschelman Miller (1859-1938) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cumberland (unknown
county), Pa., August 2,
1859.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1917-20.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 15,
1938 (age 78 years, 225
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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Robert B. Graham (1842-1912) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1842.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1889-91.
Died February
8, 1912 (age 69 years, 267
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Harvey Wesley Hardy (1825-1913) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Gainesville, Wyoming
County, N.Y., October
29, 1825.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1877-79.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
10, 1913 (age 87 years, 73
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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Carlos C. Burr (1846-1927) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill., 1846.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1875-76, 1885-86; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1885-87.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
5, 1927 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Bennett S. Martin (1904-1975) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Oregon, Holt
County, Mo., March 6,
1904.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1956-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1960.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
3, 1975 (age 70 years, 303
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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Joel Alfred Piper (d. 1944) —
also known as Joel A. Piper —
of Nebraska.
Secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1895-97.
Died in 1944.
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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John Doolittle (1836-1898) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., 1836.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1882-83.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
21, 1898 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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Erastus E. Brown (1836-1908) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Jordan, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1836.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1872-73; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1879, 1883.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
15, 1908 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Vern Hedge (1877-1963) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Montezuma, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
3, 1877.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1927-29.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
31, 1963 (age 85 years, 362
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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John H. Wright (1845-1925) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
10, 1845.
Republican. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1880-81.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
14, 1925 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Robert Erle Campbell (1888-1978) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born March 13,
1888.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1939-41.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
22, 1978 (age 89 years, 315
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Dell L. Tyrell (d. 1965) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1963.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
8, 1965.
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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